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In ths project, we will build a timing gate, a system that can measure the speed of a car.
The timing gate is made of two sensors that can detect the moving car.
When the car goes through the gate, it triggers each sensor and the micro:bit
records the times. The speed is then computed by dividing the distance between the sensors
by the time between each sensor trigger.
### ~hint
This lesson explains the principles of timing gates using household materials. To build high performance gates,
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basic.showNumber(0)
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## How does it work?
The two gates are connected to the micro:bit and can detect a car passing through.
![](/static/mb/projects/timing-gates/sketchgates.jpg "Sketch of the gates")
As the car passes through the gate ``0``, it sends an event to the micro:bit through the [on pin pressed](/reference/input/on-pin-pressed) block.
The micro:bit records the time in a variable ``t0``.
![](/static/mb/projects/timing-gates/sketchgate1.jpg "Sketch first gate")
As the car passes through the gate ``1``, it sends an event to the micro:bit through the [on pin pressed](/reference/input/on-pin-pressed) block.
The micro:bit records the time in a variable ``t1``.
![](/static/mb/projects/timing-gates/sketchgate2.jpg "Sketch first gate")
The rest is a bit of math and physics. The time taken to cross the gates is computed as the difference of ``t1 - t0``.
By dividing the distance between the gates by the duration, we get the speed of the car!
![](/static/mb/projects/timing-gates/sketchmath.jpg "Sketch math")
## Building the gate
The sensor is made by tapping two strips of fail on the cardboard as close as possible.

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